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Rum Hill Watering Trough

Rum Hill Watering Trough (Click for larger image) "In Memory of Robert Folger Westcott"  July 19,1901
Rum Hill Watering Trough
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“In Memory of Robert Folger Westcott”
July 19,1901

The water trough was placed by Thomas R. Proctor in honor of his fellow Richfield Springs summer resident, Robert F. Westcott. While driving his wagon near Mt. Otsego, Westcott was thrown from the wagon. After righting the wagon, he was stricken with apoplexy and declared dead.